Ready to escape the demanding hours of your long-term physician position and instead gain work/life balance, while earning a good living? Want to travel near or far, while getting paid? Then, chances are, locum tenens can benefit you. An important consideration is whether to take a domestic assignment or an international one. This doesn’t have […]
Physicians choose locum tenens for many reasons, such as freedom, travel opportunities, and to make extra money – as most U.S. assignments (and some international ones) pay more than a full-time position. In addition to all these great benefits, there's another growing motivator for physicians to take locum tenens assignments: the ability to spend more time with family.
Daunted by the credentialing and privileging process for locum tenens physicians to go on an international assignment? Here's how it works and what Global Medical Staffing can do to make the process easier.
You’ve thought before about an international assignment, but how do you know if the timing is right? Take our fun, short, eight-question quiz to find out whether you’re ready to head off on your own international locum tenens assignment. Are you ready for an international locum tenens assignment? It could seem like a big undertaking. […]
Some physicians use international locum tenens assignments as a stepping-stone to move permanently to countries like New Zealand, Australia, Canada or others. We secure the assignment, the work visa, and pay many of the travel/living expenses for the duration of the initial contract. This sets up a physician to more easily secure a resident visa and begin living in the foreign country permanently.
Physicians choose locum tenens for many reasons. Among them: flexibility, extra income, to temporarily live in another country like a local, to travel more, and for the simplicity of receiving a paycheck without hassling with insurance companies, copayments, or complicated reimbursement structures. Physicians considering locum tenens often have several questions about compensation. Here are the most common.
What should you do with your home when going away on a locum tenens assignment? You might want to consider renting your home out as a way to earn some additional money and cover related costs while you're away.
You’ve gotten the itch to place your feet on new land, you know that much. But where to go? Take our fun, short, seven-question quiz to find out where you should head off to on your next international locum tenens assignment. Where should you take your next international locum tenens assignment? You’ve gotten the itch […]
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On the face of it international locum tenens can seem like a complicated career move but it's really not. That's easy for us to say, right?
For those physicians who aren't well versed in the world of locum tenens it can be difficult terrain to navigate sometimes. More than that it can be hard to discern between the myths surrounding the locum tenens lifestyle versus what the reality actually is.
Many professionals in many industries are getting burnt out. Just Google "job burnout" and you'll see a plethora of articles about spotting, preventing and recovering from this psychological stress.
Money management for the traveling locum tenens doctor has never been easier. But taking simple steps to protect your finances will also keep you safe.
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